Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), better known as Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy—Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose—has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide. More than four decades after its release, the first album still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best-selling albums in history. After the commercial success of Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, and earning a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love", Meat Loaf nevertheless experienced some difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. This did not stop him from becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records. The key to this success was his retention of iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the United Kingdom, where he received the 1994 Brit Award for best-selling album and single, appeared in the 1997 film Spice World, and ranks 23rd for the number of weeks spent on the UK charts, as of 2006. He ranks 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Aday appeared in over 50 movies and television shows, sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His film roles include Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and Bob Paulson in Fight Club (1999). His early stage work included dual roles in the original Broadway cast of The Rocky Horror Show, and he also appeared in the musical Hair, both on- and off-Broadway.
140 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 140
House
2004
Raw
1993
Monk
2002
Saturday Night Live
1975
Elementary
2012
South Park
1997
Top of the Pops
1964
Glee
2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
American Idol
2002
The Equalizer
1985
Nash Bridges
1996
Fight Club
1999
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
The Outer Limits
1995
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Masters of Horror
2005
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
An Audience with...
1978
Behind the Music
1997
Monsters
1988
Classic Albums
1997
Where Are They Now?
1999
TOTP2
1994
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Sausage Party
2016
Today
1952
Fairly Legal
2011
Ghost Wars
2017
Bo' Selecta!
2002
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
The BRIT Awards
1977
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Wayne's World
1992
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988
Noel's House Party
1991
Musik Convoy
1984
Die Lotto-Show
1998
Spice World
1997
BloodRayne
2005
The 51st State
2001
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
2021
Black Dog
1998
The Salton Sea
2002
The Mighty
1998
Saturday Live
1986
Burning Bright
2010
Lightning Force
1991
Crazy in Alabama
1999
Hit the Road
2017
Leap of Faith
1992
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010
Motorama
1991
Scavenger Hunt
1979
Beautiful Boy
2011
TFI Unplugged
2026
Any Dream Will Do
2007
Popstar to Operastar
2010
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
Crazylove
2005
Roadie
1980
The Moment
2013
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
1999
Out of Bounds
1986
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
Chasing Ghosts
2005
The Squeeze
1987
Americathon
1979
Outside Ozona
1998
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Wishcraft
2002
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
Stage Fright
2014
TV total
1999
Ultimate Albums
2002
Extreme Dating
2004
Pelts
2006
Trapped
2001
McEnroe
2022
Wishin' and Hopin'
2014
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995
The Pleasure Drivers
2006
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999
Hannity
2009
State Fair
1962
Focus
2001
Learning Curves
2003
#NoJoke
2019
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Gunshy
1998
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
Feel the Motion
1985
Rock and a Hard Place
2008
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
Blacktop
2000
Polish Bar
2010
A Hole in One
2004
All American Christmas Carol
2013
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
1982
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
1999
Urban Decay
2007
Rustin
2001
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015
Absolute Killers
2011
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
2009
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
2007
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
Citizen Jane
2009
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
1993
Everything That Rises
1998
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004
The Car Kid
2002
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
2005
To Catch a Yeti
1995
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
2007
Vandemonium Plus
1987
Psyched for Snuppa
1993
Let it Rock: Volume 1
2003
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
2015
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
2025
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
2012
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985
Dead Ringer
1981
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
1991
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
1999
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
2016
Rockpalast - Meat Loaf
1978